A conservative strategist on how Joe Biden can win
April 24, 2024
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DURING HIS term in office, Donald Trump lied more than any American president in history. He threatened nuclear war, called neo-Nazis “very fine people”, mismanaged a pandemic and incited an insurrection at the Capitol. Yet Read More
How American politics has infected investing
April 22, 2024
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The hedge fund’s branding is a clue. 1789 Capital was set up last year and named for the year Congress proposed America’s bill of rights. It offers investors the chance to put money into what Read More
The House of Representatives gives Ukraine its best news in a year
April 22, 2024
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JUST ONE week ago, hope looked fanciful. President Joe Biden’s pitch to spend $100bn on aid for America’s allies under threat—Israel, Taiwan and especially Ukraine—had languished in Congress for six months since it was proposed Read More
Finally, America’s Congress does right by Ukraine
April 22, 2024
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“AMERICANS CAN ALWAYS be counted on to do the right thing…after they have exhausted all other possibilities.” There is no evidence that Winston Churchill ever uttered this phrase, which is often attributed to him. But Read More
Truth Social is a mind-bending win for Donald Trump
April 19, 2024
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Listen to this story.Enjoy more audio and podcasts on iOS or Android. Your browser does not support the <audio> element. Since shares in Donald Trump’s media firm began trading publicly on March 26th, their value Read More
Lots of state legislators believe any contact with fentanyl is fatal
April 19, 2024
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Listen to this story.Enjoy more audio and podcasts on iOS or Android. Your browser does not support the <audio> element. In an episode of the cop drama “Blue Bloods”, Detective Maria Baez touches a dish Read More
The White House unveils a pair of bad policies to woo voters
April 19, 2024
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Listen to this story.Enjoy more audio and podcasts on iOS or Android. Your browser does not support the <audio> element. It is a Washington truism that little gets done in Congress during an election year. Read More
Is ticketing homeless people a cruel and unusual punishment?
April 19, 2024
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Listen to this story.Enjoy more audio and podcasts on iOS or Android. Your browser does not support the <audio> element. IN 2013 local leaders in Grants Pass, Oregon, held a meeting to brainstorm ideas for Read More
Donald Trump’s first criminal trial will be both momentous and tawdry
April 19, 2024
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Listen to this story.Enjoy more audio and podcasts on iOS or Android. Your browser does not support the <audio> element. Manhattanites once rolled their eyes at Donald Trump. Then they came to revile him. Soon Read More
Ukraine is ignoring US warnings to end drone operations inside Russia
April 19, 2024
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Listen to this story.Enjoy more audio and podcasts on iOS or Android. Your browser does not support the <audio> element. A guard looks on nervously. With every step, the air thickens with the smell of Read More